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Normally when I visit Sydney it’s a fleeting round robin road trip from one relatives house to another from every outer corner of the large metropolis, never going anywhere near the excitement of the heart of the city. So this time I declared just 24 little hours of ‘gourmet goddess time’ with my husband to really see, smell and taste Sydney in style. Read full post >

I recently had the pleasure of enjoying a delectable cupcake tray, which I scored at a bargain price at the end of voting day at the local school’s bake sale. The cupcakes where coated in a fantastically orange coloured butter cream icing and topped with rainbow sprinkles with the chocolatey surprise of milk choc chips in the centre. There was a sensational taste of musk in the icing, which took me straight back to my childhood memory to the land of lollypops and musk sticks and yes the horrifically politically incorrect ‘fags’ lolly cigarettes made by Rivera’s in the 1980’s. As I examined the hand written ingredients list on the package I noticed musk oil was used in the butter cream icing. What a surprise! I had no idea there was such a product. Read full post >